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Climate Activists Arrested in Demonstration at Vanguard Headquarters

Around 100 climate crisis demonstrators blocked the investment firm’s headquarters to protest the company’s fossil fuel holdings. Sharlee DiMenichi

Quaker Clerk Murdered on Philadelphia Meetinghouse Property

The clerk of Unity Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa., was found dead in a shed on the property. Sharlee DiMenichi

Two Quaker Organizations Join Faith-Based Groups Calling on the United States to End Military Aid to Israel

American Friends Service Committee and Friends Committee on National Legislation co-signed a letter. Sharlee DiMenichi

Woodbrooke Study Centre to Close; Online Learning to Continue

Citing financial straits, the trustees of Woodbrooke have decided to cease holding classes at the Woodbrooke Centre estate in Birmingham,… Sharlee DiMenichi

Embattled AFSC Diversity Officer to Leave Organization

The diversity officer at American Friends Service Committee will leave her post and sever ties with the organization. Sharlee DiMenichi

Friends Ask Quaker Oats to Change Its Name

Citing concerns about cultural appropriation, 28 Friends and allies have signed an epistle to Quaker Oats Sharlee DiMenichi

Berks County immigrant detention center closing, nearly all detainees released

On November 30, 2022, Berks County, Pa. officials announced that the ICE agency will end its contract with the county. FJ News Editors

Alaskan Quakers apologize to Alaskan Natives for Indian boarding schools

On September 30, 2022—during an event for Orange Shirt Day, a day of remembrance for the harms caused by the… FJ News Editors

Quaker organizations issue joint statement on peace testimony and Ukraine

On October 26, eight Quaker organization heads issued a joint statement on the peace testimony and Ukraine. The statement notes:… FJ News Editors

Transatlantic Quaker action protests Vanguard’s environmental impacts

Quakers on both sides of the Atlantic joined together on October 7—the 250th anniversary of the death of American Quaker… FJ News Editors

Fire destroys Lindi Friends School in Nairobi, Kenya

On the evening of Sunday, July 24, a fire destroyed Lindi Friends School, run by Nairobi Yearly Meeting, in the… FJ News Editors

Historic peace activism sailboat Golden Rule to make another voyage

From 1946 to 1958, the United States detonated 67 nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands displacing Indigenous inhabitants and spreading… FJ News Editors

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